Global Patent Index - EP 2957078 B1

EP 2957078 B1 20170920 - REPLACING AN EXISTING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATH

Title (en)

REPLACING AN EXISTING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS PATH

Title (de)

ERSETZEN EINES BESTEHENDEN NETZWERK-ÜBERTRAGUNGSWEGES

Title (fr)

REMPLACEMENT D'UN CHEMIN DE COMMUNICATIONS RÉSEAU EXISTANT

Publication

EP 2957078 B1 20170920 (EN)

Application

EP 14707507 A 20140131

Priority

  • US 201313769355 A 20130217
  • US 2014014282 W 20140131

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2014233946A1] In one embodiment, a replacement network communications path is determined using dedicated resources of an existing path. One or more network elements in a network determines a new communications path between a first network node and a second network node in the network while an existing communications path is currently configured in the network to carry traffic between the first and second network nodes. The existing communications path includes one or more exclusive physical resources dedicated to the existing communications path. The new communications path includes at least one of said exclusive physical resources dedicated to the existing communications path. One embodiment includes: subsequent to said determining the new communications path, removing the existing communications path from service, and then instantiating the new communications path, with the new communications path including said at least one of said exclusive physical resources.

IPC 8 full level

H04B 10/27 (2013.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01); H04L 12/717 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01); H04L 12/729 (2013.01); H04L 45/125 (2022.01); H04L 45/24 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04B 10/27 (2013.01 - US); H04L 45/12 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 45/125 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 45/22 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 45/42 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 45/62 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2014233946 A1 20140821; US 9391704 B2 20160712; CN 104995881 A 20151021; CN 104995881 B 20181009; EP 2957078 A1 20151223; EP 2957078 B1 20170920; WO 2014126734 A1 20140821

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201313769355 A 20130217; CN 201480009006 A 20140131; EP 14707507 A 20140131; US 2014014282 W 20140131